A notification profile defines a transport that can be used to deliver notifications to the users. Two types of transport are supported:
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SMTP for delivering messages by email.
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SMPP for message delivery by SMS via virtually any cellular provider or the numerous SMS distribution centres.
To create an SMTP notification profile, go to the Notification profiles section, click Add, select Add SMTP notification profile, and fill in the relevant fields:
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Name |
Description |
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Name |
Profile name. |
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Description |
Profile description. |
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Host |
The IP address of the SMTP server that will be used for sending emails. |
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Port |
The TCP port used by the SMTP server. Usually, SMTP uses port 25, and SMTP with SSL uses port 465. Consult your email server administrator regarding this value. |
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Connection security |
The following outgoing email security options are available: None, STARTTLS, and SSL. |
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Authentication |
Turns on authentication for SMTP server connection. |
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Login name |
The account name for connecting to the SMTP server. |
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Password |
The account password for connecting to the SMTP server. |
To create an SMPP notification profile, go to the Notification profiles section, click Add, select Add SMPP notification profile, and fill in the relevant fields:
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Name |
Description |
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Name |
Profile name. |
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Description |
Profile description. |
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Host |
The IP address of the SMPP server that will be used for sending SMS messages. |
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Port |
The TCP port used by the SMPP server. Usually, SMPP uses port 2775, and SMPP with SSL uses port 3550. |
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SSL |
Specifies whether or not SSL encryption is used. |
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Login name |
The account name for connecting to the SMPP server. |
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Password |
The account password for connecting to the SMPP server. |
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Phone translation rules |
In certain cases, the SMPP provider expects a phone number in a specific format, such as 0123456789. To meet the provider's requirements, you can configure the replacement of the leading phone number digits with others. For example, you can replace the leading +971 with 0. |